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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 1 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

Why did Bush propose legislation to help American savings and loans?

Answer
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to create a new type of bank
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to end an economic crisis created by failing banks
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to help pay down the federal debt created by overspending

Explanation

Many savings and loan institutions had failed or were in danger of failing, creating a financial crisis. Bush proposed legislation to stabilize the institutions and address the crisis, not to create a new kind of bank or pay down federal debt. The correct choice is “to end an economic crisis created by failing banks.”

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